2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event

2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship Qualification Event
Host city	Lohja, Finland
Arena	Kisakallio Sports Institute
Dates	November 5–10, 2011
Winner	Slovakia
Skip	Radoslav Duris
Third	Branislav Jakubec
Second	Dušan Pitoňák
Lead	Monika Kunkelová
Coach	Frantisek Pitoňák
Finalist	Italy (Andrea Tabanelli)

The qualification event of the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from November 5 to 10, 2011 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland, which hosted the qualification event for last year's World Wheelchair Championships. The event's two top finishers, Slovakia and Italy, qualified for the main tournament in Chuncheon City, South Korea.

The two qualification spots were determined as follows: The nine teams played each other once in the round-robin. At the conclusion of the round robin, the top four teams advanced to the playoffs. Tie-break games were necessary to decide on the top four teams. The playoffs followed the first and second rounds of the page playoff system. In the first round of playoffs, the first seed played the second seed and the third seed played the fourth seed. The winner of the 1 vs. 2 game, Slovakia, qualified for the World Championships, while the loser of the 1 vs. 2 game, Italy, played the winner of the 3 vs. 4 game, Finland, in the Second Place Game. The winner of the Second Place Game, Italy, qualified to the World Championships.

Third: Martin Tluk
Second: Stepan Benes
Lead: Michaela Charvátocá
Alternate: Jana Břinčilová
Coach: Jiri Marsa

Third: Henrik Harlev
Second: Preben Nielsen
Lead: Rosita Jensen
Alternate: Sussie Neilsen
Coach: Per Christensen

Skip: Vesa Hellman
Second: Sari Karjalainen
Lead: Tuomo Aarnikka
Alternate: Riita Särösalo
Coach: Lauri Ikävalko

Third: Caren Totzauer
Second: Martin Schlitt
Lead: Uwe Raschke
Alternate: Heike Melchior
Coach: Bernd Weißer

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